Lehi Banner | 1899-01-18 | Page 4 | Pneumatic Grain Elevators

Fneamatlo Grain Rltmtorf. A grain elevator operating by suction suc-tion has been tried and exhibited In Great Britain. Air Is oihailstcd through the pipes which tako In the grain, and tho grain Is dcllrorod by the air draught through other pipes to any desired place. Several plpo may bo Introduced Into a vessel's hold, and will remove the grain therefrom. An automatic scales Is part of the system, so that the grain Is weighed during the process ot elevating and delivery. Quit a complicated system of exhaust lng and deltvory pipes were connected, and tho plant worked to great perfection, perfec-tion, delivering the grain to a number of places with the one Installation of plpos.